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How to pronounce “emphasis”
Hear “emphasis” in real YouTube speech, then study definitions and example sentence snippets.
Pronunciation guide for emphasis
- Learning goal
- Practice the English pronunciation of emphasis with real speech in context.
- Available examples
- 8 YouTube examples
- Real speech example
- Thinking, Fast and Slow
don't like what I do because they think that the emphasis and biases of judgment has drawn
- Definition summary
- Special weight or forcefulness given to something considered important.
Example 1 of 8
How to pronounce emphasis
Thinking, Fast and Slow
don't like what I do because they think that the emphasis and biases of judgment has drawn
Example Sentences
A Deep Dive Into “emphasis”
Meaning
- [Noun]
- Special weight or forcefulness given to something considered important.
- Special attention or prominence given to something.
- Prominence given to a syllable or words, by raising the voice or printing in italic or underlined type.
- (phonology) The phonetic or phonological feature that distinguishes emphatic consonants from other consonants.
- (typography) The use of boldface, italics, or other such formatting to highlight text. (Can we add an example for this sense?)
Practice Nearby Words
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Similar Sounds
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